{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1273/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2004/1273",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1273/2004 of 12 July 2004 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain areas of the Community in the 2004/2005 marketing year",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1273",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1273/2004\nof 12 July 2004\ndeferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain areas of the Community in the 2004/2005 marketing year\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops, and in particular Article 9 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 lays down that, in order to qualify for area payments, producers must have sown the seed no later than 31 May preceding the relevant harvest.\n(2)\nAs a result of the particular weather conditions this year, it will not be possible, in the case of certain crops in Italy and Spain and in certain regions of Finland, France, Portugal and Sweden to comply with the final dates for sowing.\n(3)\nIn these circumstances, the deadline for sowing of certain crops for the 2004/2005 marketing year should be deferred.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1273/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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